Yamaha Misano test summary

Yamaha riders fastest at Misano test ahead of next week's San Marino
races
The Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team completed a two-day test this
afternoon at the San Marino circuit ahead of next week's eighth round
of the World Championship...

Yamaha riders fastest at Misano test ahead of next week's San Marino
races

The Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team completed a two-day test this
afternoon at the San Marino circuit ahead of next week's eighth round
of the World Championship in Misano. At the close of the test riders Cal
Crutchlow and James Toseland were the fastest riders on the board. The
team spent the two days testing some different linkages on the bikes
along with various electronic settings and also a new radiator design to
aid cooling.

The first day started well with both riders posting competitive times,
James Toseland in particular ending the morning session second fastest
with a 1"36.7 and team mate Cal Crutchlow not far behind in fourth
with a 1"36.8. The afternoon saw rainfall which disrupted the test
and made the track conditions slower this morning. The day gave very hot
temperatures for most of the session, but cooled towards the end allowing
the riders to post their fastest times.

"It's been a pretty good test for us, the weather's been
difficult, either really hot or wet which has been challenging. Still, we
managed to get down to the fastest time here and I did that on a used
tyre which should stand us in good stead for next week's races.
I'm looking forward to getting stuck into it again."

"We tried a lot with the electronics, all in all it's been a good
test for Yamaha. I'm putting a lot of time into the bike to try and
find some extra time in the second half of the race and be more
consistent. Everyone is doing a great job but we're busy trying to
catch up with the Aprilia."

Massimo Meregalli, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team Manager

"I am satisfied as the riders made their best times with used tyres.
If the race was tomorrow we are ready. I'm looking forward to the
race weekend, it has been a very productive test and we are optimistic
that we can build on this and produce some good results."